“Tainted Love” is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of American group The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981 and has since been covered by numerous groups and artists.

Soft Cell released their version of “Tainted Love” on July 7, 1981 as their second single (their first was “Memorabilia”, which did not chart). “Tainted Love” rapidly reached #1 on the UK singles chart. “Tainted Love” was the best-selling single in the UK for 1981 and sold 1.27 million copies as of November 2012.

On the US chart dated January 16, 1982, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at #90. It appeared to peak at #64 and fell to #100 on February 27. After spending a second week at #100, it started climbing again. It took 19 weeks to crack the US Top 40. The song reached #8 during the summer of 1982 and spent a then record-breaking 43 weeks on the Hot 100.

“Crucial” is New Edition’s fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, “Crucial” hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition’s more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

**Great quality control by MCA Records. I bought this record for the requester thinking it included the “Extended Version” as shown on the sleeve and labels. However once playing it I discovered it was only the 4:00 version. Also the “Instrumental Version” is not listed on the sleeve or labels. Really irritates me that I could not deliver what I had planned. I will have to find another copy that actually contains the “Extended Version” for a later post.**

“Mr. Telephone Man” is a 1984 song by New Edition, and the second single from their eponymous second album, New Edition.

“Mr. Telephone Man” included lead vocals from Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell and Bobby Brown with a rap by Michael Bivins and was written by Ray Parker, Jr. The song was originally recorded by teenage singer Junior Tucker, who included the song on his self-titled debut album on Geffen Records in 1983. It is almost exactly the same song as Parker’s earlier hit “A Woman Needs Love”. He also produced the original version as well as the cover by New Edition.

The single reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was the group’s third number-one single on the Black Singles chart.

“Cool It Now” is a 1984 hit single by R&B/pop group New Edition, and is the first single from their eponymous second album, New Edition. The song peaked at #4 in January, 1985 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

With the group now signed to MCA Records, “Cool It Now” (and the album from which it came) was given more extensive and widespread promotion than any single from their previous album (which had been released through a smaller, independent label), and helped bring the group a bigger fan base. The song was the group’s first top 10 pop single, peaking at number four on the pop chart, and their second number one R&B hit.

The song is notable for a midsection rap recited by lead singer Ralph Tresvant, which calls out the rest of the group: “Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, and Mike.” In later years the rap has been changed to include “Johnny” for the last member to join, Johnny Gill, either including his name as a fifth name called out or replacing “Bobby”.

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http://burningtheground.net/2015/07/defeated-by-vinyl/#commentsFri, 24 Jul 2015 17:51:19 +0000http://burningtheground.net/?p=11870Hello my good friends. I have spent the last seven hours relentlessly working on a record that has eventually kicked my rear. Usually I can get around certain issues. Sometimes the record wins. The record I was working on (Laura Branigan “Turn The Beat Around”) was a brand new sealed copy, but the US five track pressing was really bad. There was a lot of noise and distortion in the grooves, as hard as I tried I just could not make it work. I finally gave up and shelved the project (which I have done before). I feel really bad because it was a request. If I wasn’t so picky maybe I would have just posted a subpar rip but that just isn’t my style. I apologize for making you guys wait for a new record just to get this message from me :). I will have something new for you on Monday. Thanks for understanding have a great weekend.

Paul

As you can see in the wave form below. The light purple color that looks fuzzy between the orange waves is noise. It sounds about like it looks and is almost impossible to remove. This was pretty much throughout the entire record.

“So Tell Me Why” is a single by American Hard rock band Poison, from their 1991 Swallow This Live album. The song peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles chart and was one of four new studio tracks on the live hits album. This was the last single with C.C. DeVille until 2000’s Power to the People.

Special Collectors Edition 12″ Red Vinyl housed in a gatefold pvc sleeve. The record itself was brand new and sealed however the pressing was not the best especially on the live tracks. However I think it all turned out fairly well.

“The Motion Of Love” is a single by British rock band Gene Loves Jezebel released in January 1988 from their fourth album,
The House of Dolls.”The Motion Of Love” was the band’s biggest UK hit single, reaching number 56. In the US the song
peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the UK a special limited edition double vinyl gatefold 12″ was released which included several b-side tracks and a Julian
Mendelsohn remix of “The Motion Of Love”.

“Modern Love” is a song written and recorded by David Bowie, and the first track on his album Let’s Dance. It was issued as the third single from the album in 1983.

Bowie has claimed the song is inspired by Little Richard, and it maintains the album’s theme of a struggle between God and man. Some commentators noted the similarities between the track and Elton John’s near-simultaneous hit “I’m Still Standing”, although both parties said the songs were recorded at roughly the same time with no knowledge of the other.

By the time “Modern Love” was issued and edited as a single, Bowie’s Serious Moonlight Tour was underway. The track had become a popular encore on the tour, and Jim Yukich’s video for the song used footage of Bowie and his band performing the song from concert in Philadelphia on 20 July 1983. A live version, recorded in Montreal on 13 July, was on the B-side.

The single reached No. 2 in the UK, and No. 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100. As well as being a staple of the tour, it featured in Bowie’s set at Live Aid in 1985, and in his subsequent Glass Spider and Sound+Vision tours of 1987 and 1990. A re-recording with Tina Turner was also featured on a Pepsi commercial in 1987.

“Undecided” is a 1985 single by Australian synth-pop duo Plan 8 formed by members Cat Critch and Phill Colville. The short lived duo only released two singles and then fell into obscurity. Plan 8 never released a full length album.